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Vinay Pathak | |
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 Vinay Pathak at the audio release of Maximum | |
| Born | 27 July 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | actor, television presenter, film producer, theatre actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse | Sonika Sahay (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
Vinay Pathak (born 27 July 1968) is an Indian theater and film actor. He has starred in many films including Khosla Ka Ghosla, Bheja Fry, Island City and Johnny Gaddaar and had a supporting role in movies like Jism, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and My Name is Khan . [1]
Pathak was born on 27 July 1968 in Bhojpur district, Bihar, India. He spent his early childhood in Dhanbad as his father was posted in the police department there. He attended the boarding school Vikas Vidyalaya, Ranchi until 1982. After graduating from Allahabad University, he moved to the United States for higher studies. [2] Perhaps chief among his mentors in his BFA program Stony Brook University was Farley Richmond, who also urged him to return to India and Hindi theater and film in 1995. [3]
While studying at State University of New York at Stony Brook Pathak had many acting roles, notably in the comedies Khosla Ka Ghosla and Bheja Fry . [4] In 1999, he played the role of Vinny in the television series Hip Hip Hurray . He also produced the film Dasvidaniya , which told the story of a common man bidding farewell before dying. [5]
Along with good friend Ranvir Shorey, he anchored the show OYE. Together they hosted the talk show Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun? ., [6] as well as House Arrest , Duniya Goal Hain and Cricket Crazy. He also teamed up with his friends Ranvir, Suresh Menon, and Gaurav Gera to be a part of a gag-based show The Great Indian Comedy Show.
Pathak starred in a minor role as Inspector Gurpal Badash in a made-for-TV movie Murder Unveiled (2005), featuring the Sikh community in Canada.
Pathak acted in the movies Johnny Gaddaar , Aaja Nachle , Khoya Khoya Chand and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi .
His next film produced by Pritish Nandy Communications Raat Gayi Baat Gayi , was released in India in December 2009.
His was in the film Antardwand .
Vinay Pathak is married to Sonika Sahay. [7] The couple have two daughters Vasudha and Sharinee.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 1997 | Margarita | Hindi | ||
| 1998 | House Arrest | Host/presenter | English | |
| 1998–2001 | Hip Hip Hurray | Vincent "Vinnie" George | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Kahani Poori Filmi Hai | Host/presenter | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr | Professor | Hindi | |
| 2004–2007 | The Great Indian Comedy Show | Various characters | Hindi | |
| 2005 | Murder Unveiled | Inspector Gurpal Badas | English | Canadian television film |
| 2007 | Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun? | Host/presenter | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Kaam Ka Plot | Inspector | Hindi | Television film [8] |
| 2013 | CID | Mintoo Hasan | Hindi | Bajatey Raho Special episode |
| 2013–2014 | Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai | Host/presenter [9] | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Made in Heaven | Ramesh Gupta | Hindi | |
| 2020 | Special OPS | Abbas Sheikh | Hindi | |
| 2020 | A Suitable Boy | L.N. Agarwal | Hindi | |
| 2021 | Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story | Abbas Sheikh | Hindi | |
| 2021 | Chalo Koi Baat Nahi | Host/presenter | Hindi | |
| 2022 | Khakee: The Bihar Chapter | Sri Ujjiyaar Prasad | Hindi | |
| 2023 | Sultan of Delhi | Jagan Seth | Hindi | |
| 2023 | P I Meena | Dr.Basu | Hindi | |
| 2024 | Life Hill Gayi | Himaylay | Hindi |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Fire | Guide At Taj Mahal | Hindi/English | Indo-Canadian co-production |
| 1998 | Bombay Boys | Chaiwalla | English | |
| 1999 | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Tarun | Hindi | |
| 2000 | Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega | Monty | ||
| 2003 | Jism | DCP Siddharth | ||
| 2006 | Khosla Ka Ghosla | Asif Iqbal | ||
| Mixed Doubles | Vinay | |||
| 2007 | Johnny Gaddaar | Prakash | ||
| Aaja Nachle | Mr. Chojar | |||
| Bheja Fry | Bharat Bhushan | Won - Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role Nominated - IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role | ||
| Say Salaam India | Mr. Chopra | |||
| 2008 | Oh, My God | Rajendra Dubey | ||
| Dasvidaniya | Amar Kaul | Also Producer | ||
| Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Balwinder "Bobby" Khosla | Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Via Darjeeling | Inspector Robin Dutt | |||
| Mithya | Ram Bhai | |||
| Manorama Six Feet Under | Sub-Inspector Brij Mohan | |||
| 2009 | Raat Gayi Baat Gayi | Amit | ||
| Quick Gun Murugun | Chitragupta | English | ||
| Straight | Mr. Peenu Patel | Hindi | ||
| 2010 | Antardwand | Madhukar Shahi | ||
| The Film Emotional Atyachar | Joe | |||
| My Name is Khan | Jitesh | English | ||
| 2011 | Pappu Can't Dance Saala | Vidyadhar Acharya | Hindi | |
| Tere Mere Phere | Jai Dhumal | |||
| Bheja Fry 2 | Bharat Bhushan | |||
| Jo Dooba So Paar | Havaldar Tokan | |||
| Utt Pataang | Ram Sharma / Lucky Sardana | |||
| Chalo Dilli | Mannu Gupta | |||
| Ek Tho Chance | Special appearance | |||
| 2012 | Midnight's Children | Hardy | English | Canadian-British film |
| Fatso! | Hindi | |||
| Maximum | Tiwari | |||
| 2013 | Bajatey Raho | Mintoo Hasan | ||
| 2015 | Gour Hari Dastaan | Gour Hari Das | ||
| Kaagaz Ke Fools | Purshottam Tripathi | |||
| Island City | ||||
| Chidiya | Bali | |||
| Badlapur | Harman | |||
| 2016 | Motu Patlu: King Of Kings | Guddu Ghalib | Voice role | |
| 2017 | Dark Brew | Anil Vadera | ||
| Hanuman Da' Damdaar | Popat Sharma | Voice role Animated film | ||
| 2018 | Khajoor Pe Atke | Ravinder | ||
| Toba Tek Singh | Saadat Hasan Manto | Released on ZEE5 [10] | ||
| Yours Truly | Released on ZEE5. [11] | |||
| 2019 | Chintu Ka Birthday | Madan Tiwary | Released on ZEE5 [12] | |
| Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi | Pankaj Bhargava | [13] | ||
| Chappad Phaad Ke | Sharad Atmaram Gupchup | |||
| Axone | Landlord | |||
| Mitin Mashi | ||||
| Dhuusar (Grey) | Supt. Avinash Gautam | Bengali, Hindi | ||
| The Tashkent Files | Mukhtar | Hindi | ||
| Luka Chuppi | Trivedi Ji | |||
| 2023 | Blind | Prithvi Khanna | [14] | |
| Bhagwan Bharose | TBA | [15] | ||
| The Archies | H. Dawson | Netflix film | ||
| 2024 | Merry Christmas | Inspector Paresh Kamdar | ||
| Aliya Basu Gayab Hai | Vikram |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 2008 | Dasvidaniya | Shashant Shah |
The IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor recognizes a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. The award is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal, Anil Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan are leading with 2 wins.
Tara Sharma is a British actress, entrepreneur, creator, co-producer and host of The Tara Sharma Show. She is the daughter of authors Partap Sharma and Susan Sharma. She made her Bollywood debut in Anupam Kher directorial debut Om Jai Jagadish in 2002. Then she went onto star in various commercially and critically hit films like Masti (2004), Page 3 (2005), Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006), Maharathi (2008), Mumbai Cutting (2009), Dulha Mil Gaya (2010) and Kadakh (2019). Apart from Hindi films, she has appeared in English television shows and English films like Raven: The Secret Temple (2007) and The Other End of the Line (2008).
Khosla Ka Ghosla is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, in his directorial debut. It was produced by Savita Raj Hiremath under the Taandav Films label and Ronnie Screwvala from UTV Motion Pictures. Written by Jaideep Sahni, the film stars Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Parvin Dabas, Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey and Tara Sharma in the lead roles. The story follows Kamal Kishore Khosla (Kher), a middle-class Delhiite and his family's attempt to reclaim their land which has been seized by a builder, Khurana (Irani).
Khoya Khoya Chand, is an Indian Hindi film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December 2007. The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles. The film captures the lifestyle of celebrities with aplomb with the 1950s film industry as its backdrop.
Say Salaam India is a 2007 Indian Hindi language sports drama film, written and directed by Subhash Kapoor, and starring Sanjay Suri, Milind Soman, Anuj Pandit Sharma, and Sandhya Mridul. The film revolves around a group of four boys and their passion for the sport.
Bheja Fry is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Sagar Ballary and produced by Sunil Doshi. The film stars Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Sarika, Milind Soman and Ranvir Shorey. It was released on 13 April 2007. It is based on the 1998 French film Le Dîner de Cons.
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, also known by its initialism as RNBDJ, is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by his father Yash Chopra under their production banner of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Surinder Sahni, a mild-mannered office employee who marries his deceased professor's daughter, Taani, portrayed by Anushka Sharma in her debut. His friend, played by Vinay Pathak, eventually transforms him into the fun-loving "Raj Kapoor" to win Taani's love. The film's soundtrack was composed by Salim–Sulaiman, and it became the first Bollywood soundtrack to reach the top 10 album sales on the iTunes Store.
Dasvidaniya is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film released on 7 November 2008. The name of the movie is a pun on the list of ten things to be done before death made by Vinay Pathak, and is a play on the Russian phrase до свидания, meaning bye.
Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi? is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Saurabh Shukla. The film features Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Iravati Harshe and Anu Menon in leading roles.
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Dibakar Banerjee is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and advertisement-filmmaker known for his work in Hindi films. Banerjee started his career in advertising, being a feature filmmaker, he still continues to be an ad-filmmaker. He also runs his own film production company, Dibakar Banerjee Productions.
Bheja Fry 2 is an Indian comedy film released on 17 June 2011. It is the sequel to the 2007 low budget but successful film Bheja Fry, and the second release of the Bheja Fry series.
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Amitabha Singh is an Indian cinematographer and producer known for the film Khosla Ka Ghosla and the award-winning Chillar Party, among others. The Good Road, a 2013 film he produced, fetched numerous accolades and was screened at various international film festivals. It was also nominated as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 86th Academy Awards. It won the award for Best Gujarati film at the 60th National Film Awards. Singh started his career in 1994. In 2016, he launched the social enterprise Cinevidya, which organizes workshops and festivals to expose children to filmmaking tools and techniques.
Bajatey Raho is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Shashant Shah and produced by Krishika Lulla. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia, Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak and Vishakha Singh. In the film, a bunch of unlikely avengers get into the act and con wealthy but fraudulent businessmen.
Nitesh Pandey was an Indian film and television actor.
Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language family drama film directed by Seema Pahwa and produced by Jio Studios and Drishyam Films. It features an ensemble cast of Naseeruddin Shah, Vikrant Massey, Konkona Sen Sharma, Parambrata Chatterjee, Vinay Pathak, Supriya Pathak, Manoj Pahwa, and Vineet Kumar. The film also marks the directorial debut for actress Seema Pahwa, who also wrote the film, based on her own play, Pind Daan.
Chintu Ka Birthday is an Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Devanshu Singh and Satyanshu Singh. It is produced by comedians Tanmay Bhat, Rohan Joshi, Ashish Shakya and Gursimran Khamba of All India Bakchod under their banner First Draft. Starring Vinay Pathak, Tillotama Shome, Seema Pahwa and Vedant Chibber, the film tells the story of a 6 year old boy named Chintu, stuck in Iraq with his family during Saddam’s fall in April 2004.
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